Going Back To College Essay

I never would have thought I would go back to school. Especially at my age. Not that age should be a factor in doing anything. I guess I did not have enough self-confidence in myself. It could have been the environment I grew up in. One reason I had decided to go back was to help others. Another reason I enrolled in college was to gain more knowledge. And the third reason I enrolled was to have a better future. But one day, I woke up and made a promise to myself that I would never be in an abusive relationship. Well life doesn’t always go the way we plan it to go.
Our intentions are there, but when we strive to survive, our plans and promises seem to disappear. I decided to go back to college recently, after much prayer and seeking God beforehand. As I really did not think I could succeed, because I was again thinking about the age factor. But then one day this past January, I entered a contest for a scholarship. I won a one thousand dollar scholarship towards tuition. I believed this was God ordained, kind of like a sign from God? Maybe?

Acquiring good grades will help me to achieve what I have desired in my heart to do, and this is to do my best in helping innocent victims of any area of domestic violence. Without good grades, how would I be able to succeed in receiving my degree in the field of psychology? I most likely would not be able to complete what I started in the beginning of my college career.
The third goal I desire in my college career is to not lose sight of my first goal, and that is to be there for women who may have gone through similar circumstances as I have in my life. I would be at a disadvantage to myself and others if I did not try my best at everything that I have started and set out to do. I truly believe that through much prayer that this is God’s will. Because as you have read earlier, I feel the need to help women. I know now that I have made the right